Poultry water-fountain



E. A. COLLIS.

' POULTRY WATER FOUNTAIN.

APPLICATION FILED MAY28, 1914,

Patented Aug. 22, 1916.

m I l I arnr onion POULTRY WATER-FOUNTAIN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 22, 1916.

Application filed May 28, 1914. Serial No. 841,547.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN A. CoLLIs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Viola, in the county of Kent, State of Delaware, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Poultry Water-Fountains;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled. in theart to which is appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in stock waterers and moreparticularly to drinking fountains for poultry, in which the water isautomatically fed from the reservoir as the contents of the drinking-panis consumed, thus malntainmg a proper level in the pan and preventingsame from belng overflowed.

Up to the present time great difiiculty has been experienced bypoultrymen in general, in keeping the drinking water for the fowls freefrom contamination. This is particularly true during the winter monthswhen the fowls are confined to the laying or breeding houses and arecompelled to scratch for grain that is scattered in litter on the fioorof the house, particles of this litter and other foreign substancesbeing thus thrown into the drinking vessels and the water thereinrendered unfit for use in a very short time.

It is therefore my purpose in carrymg out the invention to provide astock waterer of the above character, that is supported in a suitableframe above the floor of the house and in which the reservoir is soconstructed as to direct such particles of dust and dirt, that may fallthereon, away from the drinking pan and to also prevent the fowls fromperching thereon or upon the edge of the pan and polluting the water.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of a drinkingfountain, that is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture andin which the various parts may be readily taken apart and cleaned andthe reservoir refilled for use.

YVith the above and otherobjects of-simi-- lar nature in view, theinvention consists in the construction, combination and arrange ment ofparts set forth in and falling within the scope of the appended claim.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a drinking fountain,constructed in accordance with the invention,

,Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view therethrough, Fig. 3 is a sideelevation of the device with the drinking pan removed and thereservoir-in position to be filled.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the fountain comprises,essentially, the container or reservoir A and the drinking pan B, theformer being mounted in a suitable frame or stand C whereby the deviceis suspended above the floor.

In detail the reservoir A comprises a conical body 10 and afrusto-conical base 11, the latter being provided with a dependingannular flange or collar 12 which extends into the pan B and has itsmarginal edge fitted snugly within the groove 13 formed therein, thuscentering the pan over the opening in the reservoir and providing anannular trough from which the poultry may conveniently drink. Extendingthrough the reservoir and projecting therebeyond at diametricallyopposite points in the base 11 is a rod 14, the ends of which arejournaled in the uprights 15 of the stand, the reservoir being normallyin inverted position, that is open end downward, and held in thisposition by means of the pin 16, which is inserted in one of theuprights and passes through an opening 17 in one end of the rod.

The ends of the rod 1 1 are further provided with hooks 18 which engagein openings in the rim of the pan, by which arrangement the pan isfirmly connected to the reservoir and may be quickly removed therefromwhen it is desired to fill the latter with water, said reservoir, owingto its pivotal support in the uprights 15, being swung open end up, sothat it may be conveniently filled.

In order that the water within the reservoir may be supplied to thedrinking pan, the collar 12 is provided with an aperture 20 throughwhich the water is adapted to flow into the pan, it being of courseunderstood that this aperture is disposed below the top edge of the panand will be sealed by the water before the latter has been overfiowed.

It will be noted that the body 10 being conical in shape and thedrinking pan B of a diameter less than the greatest diameter of thereservoir, such particles of litter or other foreign substances that mayfall upon the latter will be directed downward and away from the pan. Itwill further be noted that this construction will also prevent the fowlsfrom perching upon the reservoir or on the rim of the pan and pollutingthe water.

To permit the free access of the fowls to the water, there is provided aperch 21 which is supported by and encircles the 11prights 15 of thestand and is disposed below the bottom of the pan.

From the foregoing it will be observed that there is provided a drinkingfountain of the character described which is simple in construction,inexpensive to manufacture and one that is fully capable ofaccomplishing its various functions in a Wholly efficient manner.

hat is claimed is:

A drinking fountain comprising spaced uprights, a transverse barpivotally mounted at the upper ends of the uprights, a water containercarried by the bar between the uprights for swinging movement with thebar, said container having an open and a closed end, a pan disposed overthe open end of the container with its flange surrounding a portion ofthe container and lying in spaced relation thereto, said containerhaving openings therein within the inclosure of the flange of the pan,attaching members carried by the bar and removably engaged with the panand arranged to hold the pan in position upon the container, and a perchsecured to the uprights in position to surround the space below thecontainer when the latter is disposed with the pan directed downwardly,said perch lying out of the path of movement as to all portions of thecontainer during the swinging movement of the latter with the bar.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in the-presence of twoWitnesses.

EDWIN A. COLLIS. Witnesses:

HARRY GLANVILLE, MARGARET GLANVILLE.

Copies 01' this patent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Iatents,

Washington, D. G. Y

